Posted on 01/21/2023 6:11:01 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
A 39-year-old Florida man now faces criminal charges in connection with a physical confrontation on a Park City chairlift that was posted on TikTok and garnered millions of views.
The man, from Lutz, Florida, was charged Wednesday in Summit County Justice Court with assault, a class B misdemeanor, and disorderly conduct, a class C misdemeanor.
Police say the assault occurred on Dec. 26 while two men and a woman were riding a chairlift at Park City Mountain Resort. The Park City-based news website Town Lift reports that the victim is a 52-year-old man who is also from Florida.
The confrontation was recorded by people riding on the lift, two chairs behind the men. After it was uploaded to TikTok, it quickly went viral.
The video starts with the 39-year-old man, who is sitting on one end of the chair loudly yelling at the victim, who is sitting in the middle.
"You going to elbow me in my … face?!" the man yells at the victim.
He then is seen punching the victim in the face while yelling several times, "What's wrong with you?"
Others are heard in the video screaming at the man to stop. He continues his rant, however, telling the victim, "I'm going to embarrass you."
In the video, the man contends that the victim elbowed him in the face, prompting the angry response. The people filming the video can be heard saying they didn't see an elbow thrown.
A second video shows the chairlift reaching the top of the mountain where ski patrol detains the suspect. An arraignment is scheduled in court for Feb. 27.
-PJ
Just another attempt to smear Florida and Gov. DiSantis!!!
The New tactic of the leftist Democrats asskissing media.
Here is the video, if anyone is interested.
“Florida Man gets around!”
First thought too. Why should people from a state that never gets snow be allowed at ski areas?
There is a female nurse from Florida that works in the hospital I work in. Should patients be watchful and the hospital be concerned?
“banish him to the rope-tow...”
I liked the rope tow as a child. Powered by old automobile engines. My bet is there are few rope tows anymore. Skiing is too upscale these days.
You can take Florida Man out of Florida, but you can’t take the Florida out of Florida Man.
Ditto "effect" and "affect."
Sounds colored to me.
Nah. Nearly everyone I’ve met since moving down here is fine. That includes the medical professionals. :-)
Park City does have a gay week. I wonder if this was the week.
yup... even here they’ve been gone ~50yar
I do the same sometimes. The piece was poorly written, too. So many of today’s journalists fail to state an early, coherent thesis and beat around the bush.
Snowboarders with helmets on
Boy skiing has changed since I thought I was Franz Klammer
Back then super long skis meant u were strapped
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